To program the keyboard you'll need to reset it. This can be accomplished, either through the reset button, accessible via a hole in the bottom cover, or, if you've assigned the `QK_BOOT` keycode to a key, by pressing that key.
See the [build environment setup](https://docs.qmk.fm/#/getting_started_build_tools) and the [make instructions](https://docs.qmk.fm/#/getting_started_make_guide) for more information. Brand new to QMK? Start with our [Complete Newbs Guide](https://docs.qmk.fm/#/newbs).